September 10, 1982

ABT's First Black Principal Ballerina

💃🏾✨ Misty Copeland was born on September 10, 1982. On 06.30.2015, Misty made HERstory as the first Black Woman promoted to Principal Ballerina at the legendary American Ballet Theatre. Take that, glass ceilings! 🩰🔥

Misty didn’t just break barriers, she pirouetted through them. She didn’t even start ballet until age 13 (practically unheard of in the elite ballet world) and still rose to the very top, dancing iconic roles like Odette/Odile in Swan Lake. 💫

Offstage, she’s just as powerful, author of bestselling books like Life in Motion, a fierce advocate for diversity in ballet, and a role model rewriting what a ballerina looks like for the next generation. 👑✨

Proof that brilliance, strength, and grace don’t ask for permission... they take center stage. 💥🩰